Patoka vs Walnut Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Patoka and Walnut Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

Patoka and Walnut Hill are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Patoka has the higher population (544 vs 135 in Walnut Hill). Patoka has the higher median home value ($77,500 vs $33,000 in Walnut Hill). Since 2019, Walnut Hill's population has grown faster (+2.3% vs -5.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Patoka	Walnut Hill
Population	544	135
Median age	38.1 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,344	—
Median home value	$77,500	$33,000
Median gross rent	$811	—
Housing units	246	65
Homeownership rate	82.5%	81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patoka	Walnut Hill
Population	576 → 544 (-5.6%)	132 → 135 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$52,596 → $62,344 (+18.5%)	$35,000 → $34,250 (-2.1%)
Median home value	$61,700 → $77,500 (+25.6%)	$53,000 → $33,000 (-37.7%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $811 (+29.8%)	—

Patoka

Population

576544

Median household income

$52,596$62,344

Median home value

$61,700$77,500

Median gross rent

$625$811

Walnut Hill

Population

132135

Median household income

$35,000$34,250

Median home value

$53,000$33,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Patoka	Walnut Hill
Under 5	2.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	25.0%	21.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	3.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	8.9%
35 to 44	15.1%	5.9%
45 to 54	13.8%	6.7%
55 to 64	9.2%	18.5%
65 to 74	7.4%	17.8%
75 and over	7.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patoka	Walnut Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patoka	Walnut Hill
No high school diploma	3.0%	16.3%
High school graduate	46.7%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patoka	Walnut Hill
Drove alone	87.3%	65.0%
Carpooled	5.7%	32.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patoka	Walnut Hill
1-unit, detached	72.8%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.8%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Patoka	Walnut Hill
Poverty rate	9.3%	53.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	27	39
Median year structure built	1971	1955